Ponxtry-fountain



H. J.'WI LLEMS.

POULTRY FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. IBM? Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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HENRY J. WILLEMS, 0F KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.

POULTRY-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed ma 22. 1918. Serial No. 235,955.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. WILLEMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry- Fountains,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in watering tanks for animalsthat supply the'water automatically to the trough. One object of theinvention is to provide a trough of this type which is open in the frontand which can be tipped upon one end to permit fillingand to determinethe quantity of water contained, it being important to know whether thetank has sufficient water to last the animals dependin upon it until thenext regular time for ling. A further object is to provide a tank ofvery simple efiicient in use and cheap to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in .view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fulldescribed, pointedout in the appended c aims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing which, forms a part of this specification and inwhich- Figure 1 is a view of the device in front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken online 3--3 v of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view its rear end.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

My improved poultry fountain comprises a tank having the top 1, to whichthe handle 2 is secured, the base 3, rear end 4 and the sides 5. Thebase 3 is formed with the upturned front edge 6 and the tank is formedincluding the inwardly and oblique downwardly extending wall 7 ,whichstarts at the tank top 1, which merges into the vertical wall 8 in whichan opening 9 is formed having the downwardly sloping top wall- 10 andthe parallel downwardly When the tank is. empty I fill of Fig. 2 turnedupon rearward y the front end sloping side walls -11, a contractedopening 12 being formed in the inner end of the sloping extension orstructure just described,

said opening 12 being spaced away from the rear tank wall 4 and thesloping side walls 11 being spaced a considerable distance away from thesides 5 of the tank as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The said side walls 11are formed with the air holes 13.' The space between the walls 8 and 6forms a drinking trough for the animals and the space ,between the walls7, 8, 10,11 and 1, 4, 5 forms a reser- ,v0ir,'the inner end of the wall10 being in the plane of the normal water level or dr1nk-. ing level andbelow the plane of the upturned end of the base 3. y 1

it by standing it upon its rear wall 4 as shown in Fig. 4 and pouringwater into the opening 9 1n the partition 8, this water filling thereservoir throu h the opening 12, the air inthe reservoir the openings13 in the side walls 11. After the tank. has been in use for a period itcan readily be determined whether the same is in need of water byturning it upon its end 4 and noting the water level as illustrated inFig. 4.

What is claimed is 1. In a stock watering device, a tank haveing partlyevacuated throughend, a partition starting'fiush with the front end ofthe tank and extending inwardly and downwardly therefrom, said partitionbeing formed with an extension sloping and downwardly, the end thereofbeing isposed adjacent the're'ar wall of the tank, said extension endbeing disposed below the plane of the end of' the upturned baseportion,the side walls of said extension being s aced away from thesides of the tank an perforated, and a handle for the tank.

2. In a stockwatering device, a tank having a base and a rear wall uponwhich memher it is adapted to rest in operative positioninterchangeably, a front wall carried by said base, a partition startingflush with of the tank and extending inwardly therefrom, said partitionbein formed with an extension sloping towar rated portion adjacent saidWa said extennesses. S1011 end approachlng nearer the base than saidrear Wall and terininatin in a perfoture in the presence of twosubscribing wistthe. free termination of said front Wall, and a HENRYWILLEMS 5 a handle for said tank. Witnesses: v a a In testimony that Ivclaim the foregoing WILLIAM WILLEMS, Jr.,

as my own I have hereto affixed my signa- FLOYD V. HAUSER.

